Vocabulary Unit 7

1. Gil found the city’s ____ weather depressing, with its gloomy clouds and freezing rain leaving him craving blue skies and bright sunshine.
5. Police officers know that even if someone is ____ in a crime, they must be able to prove the suggestion that he or she was involved to get a conviction.
7. Wherever young children live or visit, it is important to keep all ____ substances (such as harsh cleaning fluids, liquid bleach, and paint thinners) far out of their reach.
9. I know I would have to _____ disaster, so I dodged the swerving van to prevent an accident.
14. Many pageant dresses are _____ with all of the layers of fabric that make them so bulky.
15. Many family members must _____ their loved ones because they would rather be buried than cremated.
16. In the play Macbeth, Macduff shows himself to be a ____ when he deserts Macbeth to go see Malcolm.
18. Though it’s fairly easy now to tell Len and Ed apart, when you look at photos of the twins as children, it’s impossible to ____ any differences between them; only their mother knows who is who.
20. We weren’t expecting stormy weather on the way home, but the plane ride was still _____ for most of the way.

2. He became such a _____ tyrant that he was to blame for multiple deaths.
3. The farmer showed off his new, bigger chicken cages and thought, "They're more _____ than the old ones, and I think that the hens will lay more eggs if they aren't cramped."
4. When a burglar broke into our house, the dog loudly responded with such ____ howling that the neighbors woke up and called the police.
6. The crazier Macbeth seemed, the more like a ____ he became, growing into a harsh taskmaster to those around him.
8. Since the author had ____ his rights to the book he wrote, he had to give up his case against the publisher for selling the movie rights to his story.
10. He _____ cats so violently that he once moved out of an apartment because several of the hated felines lived next door.
11. Though dinosaurs no longer exist, they can be seen in their _____ cousins: birds and lizards.
12. The newly famous actor found himself unexpectedly _____ by photographers, fans, and reporters, all of whom impatiently pushed and shoved for his attention.
13. The riot was the cause of much confusion and disorder, causing the peaceful protest to end in _____.
17. When the new buyers learned that the contract required every house to be white, they _____ their agreement so that their house color could be changed.
19. Many teenagers’ rooms are filthy since they would rather live in ____ conditions than pause their games to clean up.